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Jamestown Regional Medical Center is one of 10 North Dakota hospitals named to the 2018 Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. Hospitals making the list excel at managing risk, achieving higher quality, securing better outcomes, increasing patient satisfaction and operate at lower costs than other rural hospitals, according to information provided by the Chartis Center.

Kulm Public School will host a public presentation and viewing of the newly completed school mural on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The mural, measuring over 380 square feet, was painted by local artist and KPS alumna Krista Vogel Lundgren.

A high-risk registered sex offender has changed his address in the city, according to the Jamestown Police Department. Timothy Richard Olpin, 42, lives at 414 4th St. NE No. 1. He does not drive a vehicle. He is described as a white male, 6 feet tall, weighing 225 pounds with hazel eyes and gray hair.

Business After Hours will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Apex Physical Therapy & Wellness Center, 1008 10th St. SE. The event for Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce members will include networking, refreshments and demonstrations.

Bank Forward has announced that Kayla Lee has joined the bank as a personal banker. Lee is a Jamestown native. She has previous experience with Sanford Health and started with Bank Forward in December.

Sgt. Nate Wolf was chosen as employee for December at the James River Correctional Center. Wolf began working at JRCC in July 2015. He has been with the Special Operations Response Team (SORT) since August 2016 and was promoted to sergeant in September. Wolf received the award for his work ethic, attitude and training staff with outstanding leadership qualities, his supervisors said. He was promoted to sergeant in September 2017.

On Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Jamestown Regional Entrepreneur Center will host a Small Business Financing panel discussion that will cover the topics of startup financing and expansion financing. This event will be held in the Unruh Sheldon building, room 132, on the University of Jamestown campus from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.